Category Archives: Poetry

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This Charming Man

This charming man Means you harm This charming man Is nought but charm I do not wish To cause alarm But for his sickness There’s no balm This charming man Takes brides to death His secrets hidden On his breath … Continue reading

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First Desire for Prompt 34 ‘My First’

If I try very hard I may recall Days of innocence Before wit and eloquence Before confines and conformity Before knowledge of who I was And yet may be Within the world Of my small family I may recall The … Continue reading

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Too Many

Too many years These pleasures pall Just salty tears Then none at all I seek to climb Only to fall Adrift in dreams A nightscape bright On weary lids Mere hope alights But as I reach It’s out of sight … Continue reading

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We Sisters Three

We sisters three Silently weave We’ve woven joy And webs to grieve We sisters three You don’t believe That we are here You self-deceive We sisters three Are old as life We gift you blood We cut the knife We … Continue reading

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Elegance

I wish that I had elegance I wish that I had grace I wish I had charisma A strong, arresting face I wish that I was fashionable I wish I had elan I wish the glitterati Bowed at my command … Continue reading

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Omega

I am weary of the alpha So long ago Such beginnings are forever Build too slow I am waiting as omega At the end And death and all his retinue Are my friends I complete this like a snake now … Continue reading

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Sunglass Secrets

You are eyeless Threatening Sunglass secrets You are modern Fashionable Suffering from ennui Could be alien Completely black view Smouldering asides I know you’re hiding Sunglass secrets Deep inside © Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Dream Tone

Soft reverberation In the midst of the night A melody without progression Wafting from the inner ear It’s a dream tone Sounding silently But perceptibly Against your skin It’s a warning And a siren call It’s a blessing and a … Continue reading

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Genie

He’s quite a trickster genie And his wishes hold a sting So be careful with desires Beware whiplashs they bring You can have a sleek trim body With your insides taken out Or your touch can give you riches But … Continue reading

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Pan

Wild forest whispers Ancient secrets Rising on the summer wind The moon’s riding high tonight Bathed in blood-red light He calls us to places where Our very souls begin Spirit of desire sublime Dark green forestry Coiling tendrils round each … Continue reading

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